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MEPS HC016A CODEBOOK
1997 Prescribed Medicines File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Variable Name: RXFORM
Description: FORM OF Rx/PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (IMPUTED)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 151
End: 152

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY WTDPER97
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
19,223
153,517,482
1 PILLS
165,477
1,335,944,902
2 LIQUID
19,934
149,148,292
3 DROPS
1,895
15,606,145
4 TOPICAL OINTMENT
4,024
33,630,769
5 SUPPOSITORIES
437
3,661,114
6 AEROSOL/SPRAY,INHALANT
552
3,933,232
7 SHAMPOO/SOAP
20
110,876
8 INJECTION
531
4,547,783
9 IV INJECTION
2,703
20,466,976
10 PATCHES
1,284
11,001,338
11 TOPICAL GEL/JELLY
57
503,214
12 POWDER
50
544,434
13 LANCETS
705
4,769,550
14 GRAMS
11,908
92,498,026
15 OUNCES
106
808,669
16 SOLUTION
1,982
15,341,888
17 TEST STRIPS
1,007
8,275,517
18 SYRINGES
1,571
11,205,694
19 NEBULIZER
75
319,289
20 Z-PAK
133
1,088,285
91 OTHER SPECIFY
858
6,818,574
TOTAL
234,532
1,873,742,048


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